Dark Visitor Server
What is Dark Visitor Server?
About
Dark Visitor Server is a developer helper operated by Dark Visitors. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often Dark Visitor Server visits your website.
Detail
| Operator | Dark Visitors |
Type
Expected Behavior
Developer helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.
Analytics
Visits to Your Website
Half of your traffic probably comes from artificial agents, and there are more of them every day. Track their activity with agent analytics.
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Robots.txt
Should I Block Dark Visitor Server?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
How Do I Block Dark Visitor Server?
You can block Dark Visitor Server or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
Dark Visitor Server |
Should match instances of Dark Visitor Server |
# robots.txt
# This should block Dark Visitor Server
User-agent: Dark Visitor Server
Disallow: /
Recommended Solution
Instead of doing this manually, use automatic robots.txt to keep your rules updated with the latest AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.
Set Up Automatic Robots.txt